Cette histoire me donne des frissons.

This story gives me chills.

Breakdown of Cette histoire me donne des frissons.

• des: some
• cette: this
• me: me (object pronoun)
• donner: to give

Questions & Answers about Cette histoire me donne des frissons.

Why is it cette histoire and not ce histoire or cet histoire?

Because histoire is a feminine singular noun.

French demonstratives change to match the noun:

• ce = this/that + masculine singular
• cet = this/that + masculine singular before a vowel or mute h
• cette = this/that + feminine singular
• ces = these/those + plural

So:

• ce livre = this book
• cet homme = this man
• cette histoire = this story

Even though histoire begins with h, it is still feminine, so cette is the correct form.

What exactly does histoire mean here? Is it story or history?

Here, histoire means story.

French histoire can mean:

• story
• history

The context tells you which one is meant. In Cette histoire me donne des frissons, it clearly means this story, not history.

What does me mean in this sentence?